FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PROCEED VENTRAL PATCH

MDR report key: 1844880 · Received September 22, 2010

Report

Report Number
2210968-2010-01153
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 22, 2010
Report Date
August 23, 2010
Manufacturer
ETHICON, INC.
Product Code
FTL
PMA / PMN Number
K061533
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). HERNIA RECURRED. CONCLUSION: THE PRODUCT UPON WHICH THIS MEDWATCH IS BASED HAS BEEN RECEIVED, HOWEVER, THE PRODUCT EVAL IS NOT YET COMPLETE. ANY FURTHER INFO DERIVED FROM THE EVAL WILL BE SUBMITTED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL 3500A FORM. IN ADDITION, A REVIEW OF THE BATCH MFG RECORDS WAS CONDUCTED AND THE BATCH MET ALL FINISHED GOODS RELEASE CRITERIA.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PT UNDERWENT A PRIMARY UMBILICAL HERNIA REPAIR ON (B)(6) 2010 AND MESH WAS PLACED. THE PT EXPERIENCED A RECURRENT HERNIA AND A REVISION WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2010. WHEN THE SURGEON INSPECTED, THE MESH THAT WAS IMPLANTED IN (B)(6) 2010, IT APPEARED "SCALY AND CRYSTALIZED." THE MESH WAS REMOVED BECAUSE, IT LOOKED LIKE IT POSSIBLY COULD HAVE BEEN INFECTED. A DIFFERENT MESH WAS IMPLANTED. CURRENTLY, THE PT HAS NO REPORTED PROBLEMS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PROCEED VENTRAL PATCH MESH, SURGICAL, POLYMERIC FTL ETHICON, INC. NA CC8CXCZ0

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 47 YR Required Intervention